And she smiles at that joke too! In truth, she half expected him to tell her to fuck off, and if he had, she couldn't have blamed him. She had reacted badly herself, both for Lucy and his life and her own revelations that she is still coping with.
"No threats. No raised voices. Though if I find out you've been a dick, I can't promise no stern looks," she says, coming up to the porch, and then she nods. "Sure. I mean, honestly, this is a lot about just being social and a better person, so inside sounds good."
It's not easy being diplomatic. Ashley went through a lot of training in her life, and very little of it had been about being a better person in this way. Just in using her aggression in approved ways. Which is part of why she's there.
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"No threats. No raised voices. Though if I find out you've been a dick, I can't promise no stern looks," she says, coming up to the porch, and then she nods. "Sure. I mean, honestly, this is a lot about just being social and a better person, so inside sounds good."
It's not easy being diplomatic. Ashley went through a lot of training in her life, and very little of it had been about being a better person in this way. Just in using her aggression in approved ways. Which is part of why she's there.